function ConvertTo-ConfigurationDataSafeName {
    [CmdletBinding()]
    Param(
        [AllowNull()]
        [string]
        $Value,

        [Parameter(Mandatory=$true)]
        [string]
        $Separator
    )

    if($null -eq $Value){
        return ""
    }

    $SafeName = [regex]::Replace($Value.Trim(), "[^A-Za-z0-9_-]+", $Separator)
    return Normalize-ConfigurationDataSeparator -Value $SafeName -Separator $Separator
}